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One of New Zealand’s “Darkest Days:” The Chirstchurch Attacks
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Stephanie Hertzenberg
The attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand have captured headlines around the world. The gunmen attacked Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Mosque in Central Christchurch, the largest city on the South Island of New Zealand. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has stated that the mass shootings were a terrorist attack and called Friday, March…
Japan’s Kodaiji Temple Now Has a Robot Priestess
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Stephanie Hertzenberg
Kodaiji Temple in Japan has a new addition. It is not a new statue or an ancient artifact on display. Instead, it is a robot priestess that recently gave its first speech. The humanoid robot is named Mindar and is made largely of aluminum with silicon hands and face. Its first speech was on the…
A 4th-grader’s Teacher Forced Him to Wash off His Ashes after Mass on Ash Wednesday
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Lesli White
The 9-year-old had no idea that when he went to school that day that his teacher would tell him the cross on his forehead was inappropriate and make him wash the ashes off. William McLeod who goes to a Utah public school was prepared for questions about the cross he wore on his forehead for…
President Trump is Criticized and Mocked after Signing Bibles for Residents at Alabama Church
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Lesli White
President Donald Trump did something that some are praising him for and others are criticizing him for – he autographed the Bibles of Alabama residents devastated by a recent tornado outbreak. Trump met with first responders and survivors at a Baptist church in the eastern part of the state, after tornadoes left a path of destruction…
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